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6.4 Personal RelationshipsVersion 1.3 September 2020 (Previous Version) These are the questions we ask in the introduction (Section 0.1.6 – paragraph 31): How do we deal with platonic and sexual personal relationships, with friends and lovers? Can people of the opposite sex be “just friends”? Are some sexual behaviours unnatural, or wrong? Should we promote free sex? Is it OK to be promiscuous? Do women expect men to dominate? How can marriage be equal? Is marriage only for one man and one woman? When should we start having sex? When should we stop having sex? When should we get married or divorced? This Chapter is about sexual and non-sexual personal relationships, for pre-teens, teenagers and adults. Socialising infants, toddlers and young children (up to about age 10) is covered in Chapter 6.5 (Families), but sexual relationships within marriage are covered in this Chapter. The details of sexual organs and sexual practices are covered in Part 2 (Science). Varieties of sexual behaviour in different societies are covered in Part 3 (History). Most religions have strict rules about sexual behaviour, covered in Part 4 (Religion) and sex and love are dominant themes in the arts Part 5 (Culture, Media and the Arts). Choosing core values is covered in Chapter 6.1 (Personal Values). Integrating our sexual identity into the rest of our being is addressed in 6.2 (Personal Integration). The first few sections cover non-sexual relationships and their controversial overlap with sexual relationships. The remaining sections cover the more complicated sexual relationships, including: ● Avoiding stereotyping relationships as sexual or not, as intimate or not? ● Negotiating consent, and what sexual behaviour is unnatural or impermissible; ● Pregnancies in an overpopulated world and rules about marriage – who, when, how and why; ● Whether the young, the old, or physically or mentally disabled should have sex; ● How much we should censor sex in public and in the media; ● How much pleasure sex can bring to the world, and the spirituality of sex. We propose to look at personal relationships under the following headings:
As stated in the chapter overview, this is the current summary of our conclusions in this area: All personal relationships must be based on the truth, openness to those affected, respect, responsibility and consent; especially sexual relations, with their potential for ecstasy and union, but also for insecurities, selfish drives and hurt; but otherwise how people share themselves with each other is their concern only. more Statement 31 The following pages explore these topics in more detail.
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